Ceiling height has been a problem for me only twice.

In once instance I tried the half stack and was not pleased with the sound. So I removed a ceiling tile from the dropped ceiling to make it work. About 2-3 inches of the tower intruded into the ceiling cavity.

At a local Legion hall, I had to place the Bose on the floor, off stage. But the stage was very small and it was a non-problem. I placed the tower inconspicuously behind a flag. All evening people came up wanting to know where my speakers were.

Eddie